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A System of Designing, Drafting and Basting of 
all kinds of Garments and Trimmings* 

The result of thirty-six years' experience as 
a Practical Designer and Cutter* 



...BY... 

L. M. McDermott, 

4510 PENN AVE. 

PITTSBURG, PA. 



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Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1896 

by L. M. McDermott, in the office of the Librarian 

of Congress, at Washington, D. C. 



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* How the Measures are Taken. • 








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Measurements. 

BACK. 

1. Neck. 

2. Across back. 

3. Neck to top of rule under the arm, 

4. Under the arm to the waist. 

5. Neck to waist as low down as possible, 

6. Bust. 

7. Waist. 

FRONT. 

1. Across chest. 

2. From prominent bone in back of neck to top of rule under 
the arm. 

3. From same point to break of bust or top of darts. Take 
off 1% inches from this measure. 

4. From same point to waist — 1% inches taken off, 

SEEEVE. 

1. Armseye. 

2. From center of back to elbow. 

3. From center of back to hand. 

4. Around elbow. 

5. Around hand. 

SKIRT. 

1. From waist band to floor in front. 

2. From waist band to floor over the full part of hip. 

3. From waist band to floor in back. 

4. Around hips six inches below waist. 

REMARKS ON MEASUREMENTS. 

Great care should be given to taking- measurements, especial- 
ly across the back from armseye to armseye, and across the chest 
from armseye to armseye. At first pupils are most certain to g-et 
these two measures too long-, and consequently will have to trim 
out the armseye. But when properly taken you will never have a 
change to make. By having to trim out the armseye you shorten 
your waist under the arm. A good idea is to experiment with a 
draft making- one chest 10 inches and one 12, with the same meas- 
ure from neck to underarm, and you will see at once the difference 
in the armseye. 

We must take \ l / 2 inches off of both the measures to top of 
darts and to waist in front, on account of taking- it from back neck. 



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McDermott's New Tapeline Tailor System. 



First Exercise. 

(See Plate No. /.) 

This diagram is an outline of the three back forms — back, 
side body, and under arm gore. By noticing- the diagram and 
making- the lines according- to the letters on each line, and each 
line as long- as the diagram shows, no difficulty will be experi- 
enced in mastering- it. 

A IyiNE. This you see is 5 inches long-. Draw this line now 5 in- 
ches, as this is one-half the measure across the back. 

B Line. This is 15 inches, and is what we measure from the 
prominent bone in the back of neck down the back. 

C Line. This line has no definite leng-th, but must be squared 
with A and B, and is usually about 12 inches long-. 

D Line. This is the leng-th from the prominent bone in the back 
of neck to the top of rule under the arm. A little ex- 
periment will be profitable at this point. 
(Put the corner of the rule, or end of tapeline exactly in 
the corner of the draft you are making-, and hold it 
down on the paper so that when you swing- it round it 
will not slip ; and swing around until the rule or tape 
strikes C line at 8% inches.) 

B Line. This line crosses C where D strikes, and is 8 inches, 
or one-fourth of the bust measure. F, G and H are 
omitted. 

I Line^ Is the length from under the arm to waist. 

J Line. Is the waist line and is 6 l / 2 inches, or 1 inch longer than 
one-fourth of the waist. 

K Line^ Is the slope up the back, and takes off the extra inch 
we added onto the waist line. 

L Line. This completes the outline. 



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Second Exercise. 

FRONT. 

(See Plate No. 2.) 

Proceeds exactly as in the first exercise. 
A Line. Is one-half of the chest — 5 inches. 
B Line. Is the length from the prominent bone in back of neck 

to waist in front, less 1)4 inches, which is taken off 

on account of taking- the measure from the back of 

neck. 
C Line. This is indefinite — say 12 inches. 
D Line. Is the length from back of neck to top of rule under 

arm. 
K Line. Is the bust line, and is 8 inches, or one-fourth of the 

bust measure. 
F, G, H and I are omitted. 
J Line. Is the length under the arm to waist. 
K Line. Is the waist line, and is made S l / 2 inches long, besides 

what goes into the darts. If you want two darts 1% 

inches each, you must add three inches, making the 

line Sy 2 inches long. 
L Line. Is from the end of E to the end of K. 



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McDermott's New Tapeuke Tailor System. 



How to Draft a Front. 

{See Plate No. 3.) 

The first exercise being- well understood, this will be easy. 

A Line. Is one-half of chest measure. 

B Line. Is drawn full length of rule. And we dot as follows : 
A 10 inch neck is made 2 inches wide on A line and 3)4 
down on B. A 11 inch neck is 2% inches on A line 
and 2>}i on B. And a 12 inch neck is 2% inches on A 
line and Z% on B. And so on, Y% inch wider and deep- 
er for every inch larger. Now dot at 10 inches for top 
of darts, and at 16 inches for waist line. 

C Line. Is drawn full leng-th of short end of rule. And we dot 
down from A line on C 1 inch for drop of shoulder for 
a 10 inch chest, and y% inch more for every additional 
inch of chest measure. 

D Line. Is the leng-th from the prominent bone in back of neck 
to top of rule under the arm. 

L Line. Is one-fourth of bust measure. 

F Line. Is made with the brass curve in the corner of the rule. 

G Line. Is the shoulder, and is curved a little with the rule 
curve. Before making- the line we should measure 
the leng-th from the neck out past the dot made for the 
drop of the shoulder. 

H Line. Is made by letting- top edge of rule strike where F cross- 
es D line, and the lower edge striking the outer end of 
E. 

I Line. Is made with the brass curve on the inside corner of 
rule. Except for persons above 36 inch bust, when we 
curve it with sweep of the tape. 

J Line. Is the length from under arm to waist. 

K Line. Is the waist, and is made by adding to one-fourth 
of the waist measure whatever we desire to put in 
darts. See remarks on darts. Dot as the diagram 
shows for darts. 

L Line. Connects K and K. 

M Line. Is drawn from the 10 inch dot made for top of darts, to 
\ l / 2 inches below underarm. 

N Lines. Are made by laying the edge of the rule on the center 
of the dart at waist line, and letting the rule incline 
the least bit toward the front at the top, and draw 
down from M to 5 inches below waist. Then curve 
the darts with the curve on the long end of the rule, 
letting the letter B of the curve rest on M or top of N 
lines. 

O Line. Is made by dotting out y% inch half way between E and 
M lines, and curving it with the letter D of curve down 
to waist, as shown in cut. 



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Plate No. 3. 






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How to Draft a Back. 

(See Plate No. j.) 

A Line. Is one-half of what we measure across the back. 

B Line. Is full length of rule. 

C Line. Is full length of short rule. 

D Line. Is the length from prominent bone in back of neck to 

top of rule under arm. 
E Line. Is 4 inches long. 

F Line. Is 2 x / 2 inches up from E, and 2 inches long. 
G Line. Connects E and F. 
H Line. Strikes C 1 inch above half the distance from A to E, 

and is the length of shoulder. 
I Line. Is the length from under the arm to the waist. 
J Line. Is the true waist line. 
K Line. Is sloped from 1 inch in on waist line till it strikes B at 

the neck. 
L Line. Is drawn with a 24 inch sweep of the tape, striking C 

2^ inches above E, and down to J 1 inch from K line. 
M Line. Is made with a 24 inch sweep of the tape, striking the 

outer end of F and down to J 2 inches from L. 
N Line. Is a test line and strikes G line \ l /z inches above the un- 
der arm measure. That is to say, if the under arm 

measure is 8^ inches, N line must strike G at 10 

inches. 
O Line. Is made with a 30 inch sweep of the tape, or a tape three 

times as long as N, striking where N strikes G, and 

down to J within 2 inches of M. 



EXPLANATION. 

The waist we are drafting is 20 inches. We put 5 inches, 
which is one-fourth of the waist, in the front, and we must put 5 
inches into these three forms ; 1 inch in the center back form and 
2 inches in the side body, and two inches into the underarm gore 
makes our 5 inches. We can divide up these forms to suit our- 
selves. Say our waist is 28 inches — 7 inches would be one-fourth 
of it, and we put 1 inch in the back ; we have 6 inches to divide 
between the side body and underarm gore, 3 inches to each. 

UNDERARM GORE. 

A Line. Is 2 inches. 

B Line. Is the length from under the arm to waist. 
C Line. Is gotten by dropping off 5 inches, or one-half of the 
measure across the back, at B line, and making a dot 



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at l x /z inches, or one-fourth of the bust, and then take 
y 2 inch off of that, as the diagram shows. 

D Line. Is made with the rule curve out, and letter B of curve 
resting- on C, making- it 1% inches long-er than B. 

E Line. Is a test of the length of D. 

F Line. Is curved with the armseye curve of the rule. 



Spring for the Hips. 

There is no rule except that of testing- after the draft is made 
that is infallible in g-iving- spring- for the hips. But the following- 
will be found to need but little changing- : 
O Line. To front, is run straig-ht down 5 inches. 
N Lines Are run 5 inches down and % inch on each side, when 

we have 1% inch dart. And % on each side for a 2 

inch dart. 
L Line. 2 inches, 5 inches down. 

UNDERARM GORE. 
B Line. 1 inch, 5 inches down. 
D Line. \% inches, 5 inches down. 



M Line. ~/ 2 . inch. 

O Line. 1% inches. 

L Line. l / 2 inch. 

K Line. V 2 inch. 



SIDE BODY. 



BACK. 



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Sleeve 

Line. Is center of back, and 
shows where the measure is 
taken from to g-et the leng-th. 
Line. Is drawn full leng-th of 
paper. We now dot down on 
B whatever one-half of our 
back measure is, 5 inches, 
and then 1 inch further down, 
or at 6 inches, for D line. We 
also dot for elbow and hand 
measures. 
Line. Is drawn from the six 
inch dot. We now dot out on 
D at l /< and at 2/ 3 of armseye. 

C Line. One-sixth of armseye. 

And the same distance from 

' D down to the lower armseye 

point. We dot out on C at 

Ys of armseye. 

E Line. Is at the dot made for 
leng-th of sleeve. 

F Line. Is % of hand measure. 
Dot also at l 4 . 

G Line. Is started 1% inches 
from B at elbow dot, and is 
% of elbow measure. Dot 
also at x /i for under sleeve. 

H, I and J are made with the rule 
curve, the letter B of curve 
resting- on G line, from elbow 
down. Then slide the rule 
up to D line with the letter B 
of curve resting- on D 



draw down to elbow. 



and 
finish- 




ing- I and J. Then reverse the rule with letter B of 

curve on end of H, and finish it up to lower armseye 

point. 
K Line. Is made either with the short curve of rule or sweep of 

the tape. 
L Line. Is made with short curve of rule. 

REMARKS ON SLEEVE. 

We use the armseye measure for the top of the sleeve and put 
Vi in the under sleeve and % in the upper. We put x /$ of elbow 
measure in the under and % in the upper. And Yi of hand in un- 
der and 2 /3 in the upper. 



14 McDermott's New Tapeline Tailor System. 




Plate No. 5. 



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15 



Seamless Waist. 

{See Plate No. 5.) 

Begin and draft front yoke as for any other basque. Then 
follow the lines according- to the letters. 
A Line. Is one-half of chest measure. 
B Line. Is drawn down to length of waist. 
C Line. Is squared with A and is about 12 inches long. Dot for 

drop of shoulder. ~ ] 

D Line. Is the length from neck to top of rule under the arm. 
E Line. Is one-half of bust measure. 
F Line. Is the neck curved out with rule. 
G Line. Is the shoulder. 
H Line. Is guide for armseye. 
I Line. Is armseye curved with rule for small persons, with 

tape for large. 
J Line. The length from under the arm to waist. 
K Line. Is made to run out from J one-fourth of the waist meas- 
ure, and then take % inch off for slope up the back. 
L Line. Strikes the dot made % inch back on K and the end of 

E, and is made to run about 3 inches below K and 10 

or 12 inches above E — (indefinite.) 
M Line. Is squared with L, sliding the rule up until the number 

of inches indicating one-half of the back strikes E. 
N Line. Is measured up from the end of M until the neck to top 

of rule measure strikes L. 
O Line. Is squared with L and is one-half of the back in length, 

or the same as M. 
P Line. Connects M and O. We get one-half of this line and 

then dot 1 inch higher for the shoulder. 
Q Line. Is the shoulder. 
R Line. Is the waist line. To get this line, first measure down 

from the neck to the length of back, and then curve 

it with rule or tape as cut shows. Now measure round 

it from back to front one-half of waist measure, and 

drop back % inch if the measure was taken over the 

dress, and dot. 
S Line. Is made by laying the rule so as to strike the lower neck 

dot and the dot made for one-half of waist measure. 

Now with the rule resting on these two points, dot 

half way between E and R. 
T Line. Is curve in up to dot, and out up to neck. 

EXTRA YOKE. 

The easiest way to do this is to cut an extra yoke by your 
front yoke and lay the shoulder lines together. 



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Pirate No. 6. 



McDermott's New Tapeline Tailor System. 17 



Designing of Trimming, &c. 

(See Plate No. 6.) 

This diag-ram shows how to design trimmings of different 
kinds. After cutting our linings we lay the shoulders of a front 
and back together and then mark on them the shape of what is 
wanted, running as far down in the back and out on the shoulder 
and down in front as desired. Then trace through onto a piece of 
paper and cut out to suit. This practiced will give an unlimited 
idea of designing. A picture can be looked at at first, and the de- 
signs imitated until the idea is fully obtained. 



Loose Garments. 

The linings can be cut without darts or forms, by putting one- 
fourth of bust and one-fourth of waist in each front and back. 

Shirt Waists. — I^ay the lining in from the edge of the goods 
sufficient for plaits or gathers for the outside goods. 

Blouse Waists. — L,ay the lining on the fold of the goods in 
front, and same in back, and allow from 4 to 5 inches wider on 
waist line to both back and front, and cut 6 inches below waist 
line for blousing. 



Children's Waists. 

For tight fitting, they can be cut with or without forms or 
darts, or with an underarm gore, and back and side form cut 
together. But always add to the bust whatever is taken off by 
the slope up the back. Do this in all cases when opened in the 
back, or the garment will be too tight. 



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Plate No. 7. 



McDermott's New Tapeune Tailor System. 19 



Combination of Sleeves. 

{See Plate No. 7.) 

Here we have a common sleeve lining" ; a sleeve with but one 
seam and dart at elbow, and a Leg- O'Mutton. It will be noticed 
that the common sleeve lining- is the foundation of them all. 

First draft a common sleeve, as is shown on a previous page. 
And to learn quick how to draft without a seam in the back, cut 
out an under sleeve and cut it into at elbow and lay the back lines 
tog-ether, and you will see that you have it. 
G Line. Now extend G clear across the paper. 
H Line. Is now measured" from elbow up to lower armseye point, 

and make the same length, striking G line. 
H Line Can be thrown out as much as desired. 

Make the top as full as you want it by curving it with 
the sweep of the tape. And curve out for the under 
sleeve at the end of G line, as is shown in cut. 



20 McDermott's New Tapeline Tailor System. 



Bias Dart. 




This is drafted the same in every particular as a common 
basque, with the exception of making- the back dart 4 1 / or 5 inch- 
es wide, and then test L, line to get it the right leng-th. The 
spring over the hips is 3)4 inches. 

REMARKS ON DARTS. 

The fact that we only put 1 inch darts in a Princess ; and 
from 1 to 2 inches in a common basque ; 5 inches in the back dart 
and 2 inches in the front dart of a Bias Dart ; and no darts at all 
in a SEAMLESS Waist, is evidence of the fallacy that the difference 
between waist and bust measures must be taken up in darts. This 
can be done however if desired. But that it makes any better fit 
is not true, and proves the inexperience of those claiming it. 






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Double Breasted Basque. 




This is drafted the same as a common basque, with the excep- 
tion of adding- on the lapel and double breast ; and is so plain that 
an explanation in words would add nothing- to the simplicity. 

Attention, however, is invited to another feature of this cut, 
and that is the chang-e made in the spaces in front, between and 
back of darts. It is not so drafted because it is double breasted, 
but to show that we can put as much or little space in front and 
between the darts as we desire. Instead of putting- 2 inches in 
front of the dart, we have only put \% here. And instead of 1 
inch between the darts we have put %. This necessitates making- 
the space back of the darts % inch wider, for we must have 5 inch- 
es in the waist besides the darts. 



22 McDermott's New Tapkune Taieor System. 



Double Underarm Gore. 




These are mostly made for stout persons, and those of extra 
large hips. It will be seen that we take whatever we desire from 
the front and add it to the underarm g*ore, and then divide it and 
make two out of it. 

We must be careful and see that B line is as long- as L line, 
and that the line dividing the gores are the exact length from un- 
der the arm to waist. 



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Boy's Coat. 




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Boy's Coat. 

( See Plate No. //.) 

Follow lines and measurements as shown. Be^in by drafting" 
the back first, and working toward the front. When the waist line 
is reached measure out on it one-half of the waist measure and 
make a dot, then count up the amount you are going to cut out 
for the slope up the back; and space between the back and under- 
arm gore, and in the dart under the arm, and whatever it is must 
be added on to the waist from your dot. This gives you the front 
center line. Add on now as much as you want for the lapover in 
front. 



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Boy's Pants. 

(See Plate No. 12.) 

The front and back are both drafted together in this cut, and 
to make it more easy to understand we have begun drafting- from 
the bottom and run up. 

A Line, is the bottom and is indefinite in length. 
B Line, is full length of pants, up to D line. Now notice that the 

lines are lettered with capital letters, and distances with small 

letters. 
(a) to (b) is the length of the inside seam, 13 inches, (a) to (c) is 
full length, (b) to (d) is one-fourth of hips, 7 inches, (d) to (e) is 
one-fourth of 7, or 1% inches, (e) to (f) is l / 2 inch, and this y 2 inch 
you will notice is taken off of the side at (b). 
E Line. Now get one-half the distance from (b) to (e), which is at 

(h), and draw center line, E. 
F Line, is drawn from (d) straight up to D line. 

(i) to (j) is one-eighth of waist measure, (i) to (k) is one-eighth 
of waist measure. Or in other words, the whole distance from (j) 
to (k) is one-fourth of waist. 
G Line is raised above D line at (k) one-half the distance it is from 

F to H line. 
H Line is drawn parallel with F. 

(k) to (1) is one-third the distance to C line. 
K Line is drawn from (1) to (d). (p) is half way between (1) and (d). 

(m) to (n) is % inch less than one-eighth of knee measure. 

(m) to (o) is % inch less than one-eighth of knee measure. 
I Line is curved down as shown in cut. 
J Line is made with long curve of rule up to (f), and from (f) half 

way up to (1) with the short curve of rule. 

BACK. 

(e) to (g) is one-fourth of 7 inches, or 1% inches, same as (d) 

to (e).. (p) to (q) is the same as (b) to (e). 
L Line is one-fourth of hip measure, with \% inches added. 
M Line is made with a sweep of the tape 20 inches. 

(i) to (r) is 2 inches, (r) to (s) is the same distance as F to H 

lines. 
N Line is made 1 inch longer than one-fourth of waist, and this 

extra inch is taken out in dart. 

(n) to O line is y 2 inch, (o) to Q line is l / 2 inch. 
O, P and Q lines are curved as shown. 



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Sleeve and Collars. 

(See Plate No^. ij.) 

Follow the lines as in any other draft. 

A Line is drawn out to one-half of the armse3 r e measure, and dot- 
ted back 1 inch. 

B Line is drawn down full length of rule. Now measure down 
on B from A one-third of armseye and dot for lower armseye 
point, which we will say is 4 inches. Now measure down from 
A again to one-third of 4, which is l l /$. 

C Line is drawn from this upper dot out to % inch more than 
one-half of armseye. Now dot back on this line \ l / 2 inches for 
the upper point of the under sleeve. 

D Line strikes A at 4 inches in front and at the 5 inch dot in the 
back. 

K Line is drawn diagonally from the lower to the upper armseye 
points. 

F Line is made 1 inch longer than the inside seam measure. 

G Line is y 2 inch longer than one-half of hand. 

H Line is }4 inch more than one-half of elbow. 

I Line is curved in at elbow % inch. 

J Line is 1 inch in from I. 

K Line is the outside line of sleeve. 

L Line is x / 2 inch in at top from K ; l /z inch at elbow and striking 
K at hand. 



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Plate No. 14. 



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Empire Skirt. 

{See Plate No. 14.) 

Measure down from top of goods one-half of waist measure, 
and dot. Now make a dot at one-half of this (say 5 inches), and 
draw a line out about 2 inches more than half of waist : say if half 
of the waist is 10 inches draw the line to 12 or even 14 inches. 
Now if we want the skirt to ripple in front we curve from the low- 
er dot on front line to the half waist dot on the line running out. 
But if we want it moderately plain in front we strike the 12 inch 
dot ; and if real plain strike the 14 inch dot. In making this curve 
always run your pivot hand straight up the front line until by 
swinging the other hand you hit the two dots. Now before mov- 
ing your pivot hand, if you will make a dot at the point where your 
thumb rested on the table, and don't move your goods until you 
get the length down in front, and then stick a thumb tack through 
the end of your tape and run down until you reach the dot made 
for length of skirt in front, and then make a swing with the tape, 
you get the same length from waist line all the way round the 
skirt to the bottom. Now measure with the tape around the waist 
line until you reach one-half your waist measure, and then add on 
from that as much as you want for fullness in the back and easing 
in on waist band. Now measure round the bottom until you get 
one-half the width of your skirt, and draw a line from waist line 
down. 

REMARKS. 

This skirt can be cut up into any style of gores you may want 
after it is drafted in this way, as the dotted lines show. A skirt 
should always be cut from 1 to 3 inches longer in the back than 
the measure, and not trimmed until after the skirt has been draped 
on form. If a skirt does not hang right it can be adjusted in most 
cases by either raising or lowering it on the waist band in the 
back. 



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McDermott's New Tapeune Tailor System. 



Gored Skirt, 




This skirt is self explanatory, excepting- to say the front can 
be cut as narrow as desired, but is seldom made more than 12 
inches at the bottom. The side can be made as wide at the bottom 
as desired. 



Basting. 




Plate No. 16. 



Basting. 




Pi,\tk No. 17. 



McDermott's New Tapeline Tailor System. 31 



Basting. 

(See Plates Nos. /6 and //.) 

1. Lay your outside goods down on the table before cutting- 
out the neck and armseye, and tack it down at the top as here 
shown, and stretch it down enough to make it lay perfectly 
smooth, and tack it at the bottom. 

2. Now lay your lining on and pinch it up with the fingers 
from a little below the waist line to about 2)4 or 3 inches above. 
And without stretching it or straightening it out baste it on to 
the outside goods as here shown. 

3. Cut your darts open now from the bottom up to within about 
1 inch of the top through the center, and baste them together from 
the top down, paying no attention to the waist lines. But every- 
where else the waist lines must come together perfectly. Now 
baste your linings on to the other forms as the cut shows. 

4. Now run your needle through the waist line of the back 
where the curved line strikes it, and also the side body at the same 
point, and baste them together, being very careful to have your 
needle strike the under line as perfectly as it does the upper one. 
You must not think that to miss the line one-sixteenth of an inch 
will make no difference in the fit, for it will, and very often caus- 
es a bad wrinkle in the dress. 

5. You will observe that the back shoulder is % inch longer 
than the front, therefore the back must be eased in to the front. 

6. Now take your tapeline and test your bust, waist and hips 
before seaming up, to see that no mistake has been made in the 
drafting. If not more than an inch too large or small, the correc- 
tion can be made in the underarm seams. But if more than that, 
it may be necessary to change the next seam a little. But never 
change the rounding seam. 



32 McDermott's New Tapeune Tailor System. 




Plate No. 18. 



HB 8W- 



McDermott's New Tapeune Tailor System. 33 



Princess Front. 

(See Plate No. 18.) 

This front is drafted the same as a common basque, with the 
•exception that we only put 1 inch in each dart, and that the skirt 
runs clear down. To get the proper spring* for the skirt we go 
down 5 inches and out 2, and lay the letter B of the rule curve on 
the waist line, the outer edge striking the 2 inch dot and drawing 
clear to the bottom. The spring to the underarm gore is gotten 
for B IviNE with the point of rule on waist line and striking 1 inch 
dot 5 inches down and on to bottom. 

D IyiNE is given 1% spring 5 inches down, and rule laid as for 
front. (See dotted lines.) The space between the front and gore 
may be run down as a dart if a plain skirt is wanted. 



34 McDermott's New Tapkune Tailor System. 



Princess Back. 




This is drafted with l l / 2 inch dart between the back and side 
body. But if desired L, and M lines may be continued to the bot- 
tom. The fullness for the back should be cut as shown by cut. 



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